Subsidies and other transfers in Switzerland
Switzerland: Subsidies and other transfers was 74.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 74.9% for subsidies and other transfers in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Switzerland peaked at 77.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2000.
That places Switzerland 6th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.1% | — |
| 1991 | 72.3% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 72.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 74.2% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 73.5% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 74.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 75.2% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 69.4% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 67.6% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 72.2% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 74.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 73.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 74.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 74.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.4% | 69.4% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.8% | 67.6% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 74.3% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 74.9% | 77.9% | 4 |
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 120 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 746.46 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0069 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 6.72 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 835.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Switzerland?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Switzerland was 74.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Switzerland ranks 6th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.